Dedham, Mass: Canoes are tipped over in series of novel races at water meet on Charles River. El Centro, Cal: El Centro makes fete of work of reconstructing walls knocked down by recent quake along Mexican border. New York: Mr. Lindy Lee, ...See moreDedham, Mass: Canoes are tipped over in series of novel races at water meet on Charles River. El Centro, Cal: El Centro makes fete of work of reconstructing walls knocked down by recent quake along Mexican border. New York: Mr. Lindy Lee, world's foremost chimpanzee, makes his initial bow to movie audiences. Rainier, Wash: Train passing over trestle wrecked by steam shovel of train on another line, is piled up in smash in which three are killed. Saratoga Springs. N.Y: Motor cyclists set new records in races over dirt course. McKeesport, Pa: Big gas well sunk on farm spouts $7,000 worth of gas daily and defies efforts of men to put cap over bore. Chicago: Civil service takes over beach guards and puts candidates through strenuous examinations. Houston, Tex: First bale of cotton of 1915 crop is ginned and brought to Houston market. On Firing Line in France: German trenches inundated by hard rains are bailed out by soldiers. Rome, Italy: Boy scouts take charge of streetcar lines when conductors are called to war. Kragouvatz, Serbia: Soldiers at Royal Arsenal test machine guns taken from Austrians and repaired to put in service. New York: Daring Ida Elionsky, 16 years old, with hands and feet tied, swims dangerous currents of Hell Gate. San Francisco: Novel Independence Day celebration brings thousands to Panama Fair where William J. Bryan speaks and where steamboat is dynamited. Emeryville, Cal: Locomotives are sent crashing into each other at Emeryville race track to amuse Independence Day crowd. Written by
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